Eight Teams Enter Championships

Eight teams officially have entered the 1991 World Championships for the International America’s Cup Class, which will be May 4-11 in San Diego.

Italy and America-3 will each sail two boats. Team Dennis Conner, New Zealand, Japan and France will sail one.

A team from the Soviet Union will participate as an unofficial entrant. Class rules prevent them from sailing officially because their boat is made of aluminum.

In other Cup news, the America’s Cup Trustee Committee ruled that challenging teams are required to name their boat 10 months before the match unless there is mutual consent with the defender. That prevents a team from sailing one boat in the match series and then substituting another boat for the challenger series.

The committee also denied a request by the Italian Yacht Club to conduct foreign wave testing.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

San Diego State center Marty Dow was named second-team all-Western Athletic Conference. Dow, who is averaging 17.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, was the only SDSU player named to the first two teams.

Guard Arthur Massey, who is averaging 15 points, five rebounds and five assists a game, was named honorable mention.

Named first-team all-WAC were Utah forward Josh Grant, Wyoming forward Reggie Slater, Brigham Young forward Steve Schreiner, New Mexico center Luc Longley and and Wyoming guard Maurice Alexander.

Utah’s Rick Majerus was conference coach of the year; Utah’s Grant was player of the year and BYU’s Shawn Bradley was freshman of the year.

The teams were picked by conference coaches and sports information directors.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Kieishsha Garnes, San Diego State’s junior center, was named the Western Athletic Conference’s Player of the Year.

Garnes, who averaged 22 points and 10.5 rebounds, was the only Aztec named to either the first or second team.

Point Loma Nazarene College had three players named to the All-Golden State Athletic Conference 10-member team: Shannon Abrams, Camille Armijo and Kristy Stevens.

BASEBALL

Pembroke (N.C.) State overcame a 2-0 deficit with a three-run sixth en route to a 4-1 victory over host Point Loma Nazarene College. Mark Ratekin put PLNC (9-5) up with a two-run homer in the third. Pembroke improved to 4-1.

MEN’S TENNIS

No. 6-ranked California defeated USD, 8-1, in a match at USD. The No. 25 Toreros’ only victory came at No. 3 doubles where J.J. Shobar and Luke FitzSimons defeated Geoff Crosby and Pete Fitzpatrick, 6-3, 7-5.